Mathilde MADOKAWANDO married Jean-Vincent d'ABBADIE abt 1670 / rehabilitaed 1684. He married a second time to Marie PIDIWAMMISKAWA, sister of Mathilde abt 1685. Her father was Chief Madokawando.

MARIE Unknown, daughter of Pierre Pisnet, Amerindian of Cap Sable and ANNE Unknown, married François DOUCET 25 June 1726 at Port-Royal. François was the son of Germain Doucet, Amerindian and Françoise.

The above information can be found in the Dictionnaire by Stephen A. White published in 1999. Additions and corrections are available.

NOTE:

The Micmac was an Algonquian tribe living in that part of eastern Canada called Acadia. In contrast to most tribes of North American Indians, the Micmaq possess their own written language. This language was supposedly invented and taught to them by Pierre Maillard, a French priest who lived among the Micmac in the Eighteenth Century. The strange part about the Micmac writing is that its signs are often very similar to Egyptian hieroglyphs having the same meanings.

The 8-Pointed Star:

The eight-pointed star is a symbol which has been used by the Mi'kmaq for centuries. It is a symbol for the sun, which was a powerful figure in traditional spiritual life. Early missionaries remarked on the great spirituality of the Mi'kmaq, as they would salute the Sun both at its rising and its setting.

The eight-pointed star has countless variations. It has been found as a petroglyph tracing at a rock site in Bedford, dating back more than 500 years. It appears as a common design motif on 19th-century quillwork, and today continues to enjoy widespread popularity.

For more information please go to the Fortress at Louisbourg site:
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/parks/mik_e.html